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Bruce Brandon
Wildwood--It is with saddened hearts that the family of Bruce Brandon announces his unexpected passing on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, at the...
Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 7, 20202 min read
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Local Cops Finding Quarantine Situation Generates DUIs, Domestic Crime
Presumably, penning people into perpetual proximity has proved perilous to the public peace, putting a peevish peal in the peroration of...
Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 6, 20205 min read
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Statement by Public Health Regional Director Voccio
ROME, Ga.--Just about everyone in our public health office is feeling that knot in our stomachs, so we know a lot of other people must be...
Dr. Gary Voccio
Apr 6, 20203 min read
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Let Your (Virtual) Library Help You Through the Quarantine!
Let me continue to remind those of you who have books checked out that you do not need to worry about getting any fines. There will be no...
Linda Wilson
Apr 6, 20203 min read
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Melba Jo Wooten
Melba Jo Wooten died Friday, April 3, 2020. She was 79 years old. Mrs. Wooten moved to the area as a young girl with her family. Here,...
Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 6, 20201 min read
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Larry Ott
James Larry Ott, 62, of Trenton, died Sunday, April 5, 2020. He was a kind and loving father and friend to all who knew him. Larry...
Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 5, 20201 min read
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Battle of the Blues
Until 1856 when Sir Henry Perkins accidentally discovered a mauve-colored coal tar product, all dyes were from natural sources. Most (but...
Ann Bartlett
Apr 4, 20203 min read
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Friday COVID-19 Update: Dade's One Virus Case Has Died
At today's livestreamed COVID-19 update, Dade County Executive Chairman Ted Rumley confirmed what the relentlessly efficient Dade jungle...
Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 3, 20206 min read
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What Are Shelter-in-Place Rules? We'll See
Maj. Tommy Bradford says Dade cops will not be "harassing" people during shelter-in-place period. Today's livestreamed Dade County...
Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 2, 20204 min read
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MULLIS: Update from the Capitol
Editor's Note: The following is a press release from Georgia Sen. Jeff Mullis (R – Chickamauga) After adjourning for our 29th Legislative...
Sen. Jeff Mullis
Apr 2, 20203 min read
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Open Letter From The Superintendent on Remainder of School Year
Dear Dade County Parents and Students: We are in the midst of unprecedented times. As I stated earlier, the only constant is change....
Dr. Jan Irons Harris, Superintendent of Schools
Apr 2, 20203 min read
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"No one knows what's better for Dade County than Dade County." County Boss Defies Gove
At today's daily Dade County COVID-19 livestreamed briefing, County Executive Chairman Ted Rumley said that if Gov. Brian Kemp won't...
Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 1, 20204 min read
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Dade High Institutes "Remedial Sex Ed" Class to Save Human Race
Editor's note: The Plaid Dammit prides itself on consistently getting the news out to readers while the other newspapers lie around with...
Borin Word Follis
Apr 1, 202010 min read
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Tuesday Briefing Recap: Dade Investigating Whether It Can Shut Down State Park Itself
The old "Independent State of Dade" spirit reared its defiant head at today's livestreamed 3 p.m. COVID-19 county briefing as County...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 31, 20205 min read
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James Kirkpatrick Jr.
James “Junior” Ross Kirkpatrick Jr., 68, of Trenton, died Tuesday, March 31, 2020. He was a loving father, grandfather and...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 31, 20201 min read
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Elaine Underwood
Elaine Margaret Underwood, 78, of Trenton, died March 31, 2020. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 31, 20201 min read
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An Open Letter From Vikki Mills
Editor's Note: This is an open letter from Vikki Mills, a candidate for the Georgia House of Representatives District 1 seat. Dear...
Vikki Mills
Mar 31, 20202 min read
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Monday Dade COVID-19 Update: Public Health Official Says Dade Has Undiagnosed Cases, But Repeats Mos
Dade County boss Ted Rumley, reading the daily COVID-19 numbers at today's 3 p.m. county crisis live-streamed briefing, said Dade so far...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 30, 20204 min read
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Coming to Dade Makes Tourists Feel Safe--But Makes Dade Feel Less So
There were cars parked on both sides of roads at Cloudland Canyon State Park on Saturday, even here where a side road ends at the Back...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 30, 20203 min read
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David Helsel
David Charles Helsel, 59, of Chattanooga, died on Saturday, March 28, 2020. David was a self-employed construction worker and a member of...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 28, 20201 min read
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